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Jim Pavoldi

Saratoga Springs, NY
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Member Since
Mar 29, 2020
Last Visit: Oct 2, 2025
1,929 Points
Point Rank: #748 DetailsDrop down
Likes Trad, Tr
Leads Follows
Trad 5.7 5.9
Aid C2 C3
Boulders V-easy
Other Interests
Establishing accessible routes for new explorers in overlooked areas and neglected choss. Experimenting with road cuts, forgotten quarries, and hidden gems guessed out of contour and sat maps. My goal is to develop areas that can provide an introduction and a chance to hone skills, but more importantly be acquired with a bus ticket, a walk from town, and seasons of adventure with minimal gear (a friend, 75' rope, 60' webbing, 3 lockers & a harness). LRS/TRS; Adirondacks, Shawangunks since 1990
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Shooting for Meteora, Greece fall 2020 (derailed by Covid). Re-shooting for Meteora, Greece, July 2021 (shadows or cooked).

Comments View All 24

Sep 25, 2023
Little Falls > Moss Island > Crucifix (5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c)
Ed Magalski, 10-22-1978. (No cams on that rack!)
● awesome View Comment
Jun 28, 2023
Europe > Greece > Athens > Mt Parnitha > Fyli
Mavros Pit
● The crag and town of Fili are a great stop if kicking around Athens! View Comment
May 22, 2023
Little Falls > Moss Island
The Joker 5.8
● Hello Alex and Shane, I am pretty sure the topo pic labeled "face containing the joker" is actually the rou… View Comment
Apr 27, 2023
Little Falls > Moss Island
Raid 5.7
● Stay true to the route and it's tricky. Just imagine hitting this '5.6 slab' while run out or near the top… View Comment
Mar 20, 2023
Little Falls > Moss Island Bou… > Potholes > Toilet Bowl Rock
Double Clutch V2
● Good clean living! So glad to see some cartography here. Keep it up! View Comment
Nov 11, 2022
Adirondacks > Indian Lake Region
Hooper Garnet mine
● Great picnic spot, easy approach. Always nice to bump into intelligent rock obsessives (geologists) and reg… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 28

Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
HowNot2 Kong Slyde (8.5 unicore avail by the foot)
Feb 3, 2024 Ryan Jenks at the HowNot2 store has 8.5mm unicore by the foot (9 feet is perfect). Just swapped out 3 on fuzzy 9-pluses and it's a lot smoother. No slip on bounce test. View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Trad Dad Tips
Jan 30, 2022 Once they realize ropes and gear let you break the rules they seem interested. "Never let your feet get higher than your sister's head, unless..." We gotta get up there to… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Inner dialogue when trad leading
Nov 4, 2021 My inner dialogue became my outer dialog during a fall and headlamp failure on an evening LRS under October's hunters' moon.Apparently it's "oh my gosh" and "holy sh*t" over an… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Two American men died on Monday in a sea cliff climbing a…
Sep 16, 2021 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2-americans-dead-mallorca_n_6143190ce4b0b61605458d8dCan't seem to hit the El Mundo link, this one works ESP:https://www.diariodemallorca.es/suces… View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Inner dialogue when trad leading
Sep 15, 2021 I usually have a mantra, the past few years it's been "watch your tulips"... loud, whispered, in my head; over and over and over.  View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Broken toes / fused toes.
Sep 14, 2021 Broke my toes in July in Greece, climbed the following day not knowing how bad it was (the little ones were the worst breaks believe it or not). 2 months and still doesn't feel… View Message

Route Scores View All 62

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 8
● Cool-Headed
TR
Little Falls > Moss Island
V-easy 3
 1
● The Entered Apprentice
TR, Boulder
Moreau Area > Veiled Prophets
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1
● Perfect Magician
TR
Moreau Area > Masonic Temple
V-easy 3
 1
● I like Kite
Boulder
Adirondacks > … > Prospect Mountain > Narrows Vista Boulder
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 2
● Vagionia
Sport, TR
Moreau Area > Fresh Wall, Spier Fal…
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 36
● Goat Crack
Trad, TR
Little Falls > Moss Island
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Cool-Headed Little Falls > Moss Island
Avg:  8
Jim:
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c TR
● The Entered Apprentice Moreau Area > Veiled Prophets
Avg:  1
Jim:
V-easy 3 TR, Boulder
V-easy
● Perfect Magician Moreau Area > Masonic Temple
Avg:  1
Jim:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
5.7
● I like Kite Adirondacks > … > Prospect Mountain > Narrows Vista Boulder
Avg:  1
Jim:
V-easy 3 Boulder
V-easy
● Vagionia Moreau Area > Fresh Wall, Spier Fal…
Avg:  2
Jim:
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport, TR
5.8-
● Goat Crack Little Falls > Moss Island
Avg:  36
Jim:
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad, TR
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